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Experts launch novel smartphone apps for AF patients and healthcare professionals

Novel smartphone and tablet applications for atrial fibrillation patients and healthcare professionals have been launched by heart experts. The objectives and design of the apps are outlined in a paper published online today in EP Europace, with a summary published in the European Heart Journal.

10 Oct 2017

Younger children more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than older peers within same school year

Younger primary school children are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than their older peers within the same school year, new research has shown.

10 Oct 2017

Penn’s ITMAT 12th Annual International Symposium focuses on pain biology, aging, and brain disorders

The latest science in why pain afflicts people differently, precision medicine and brain disorders, and how the bat genome informs the study of human aging, among many other topics, will be covered at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' 12th Annual International Symposium.

9 Oct 2017

Penn Medicine professor receives New Innovator Award from NIH

Hao Wu, PhD, an assistant professor of Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received a New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health. These awards provide each recipient $1.5 million over five years to pursue high-risk, high-reward investigations that could have implications for human health.

9 Oct 2017

Rutgers scientist receives $2.4 million grant to reduce indoor tanning among young women

A five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute awarded to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey behavioral scientist Jerod L. Stapleton, PhD, will support the development and testing of a novel behavioral intervention delivered through the social media site Facebook to reduce high-risk indoor tanning behaviors among young women.

9 Oct 2017

Training new doctors right where they’re needed

Dr. Olga Meave didn't mind the dry, 105-degree heat that scorched this Central Valley city on a recent afternoon. The sweltering summer days remind her of home in Sonora, Mexico. So do the people of the Valley — especially the Latino first-generation immigrants present here in large numbers, toiling in the fields or piloting big rigs laden with fruits and vegetables.

9 Oct 2017

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

Advancements in individualized medicine are offering health care providers new tools to quickly and accurately diagnose, treat, predict and, eventually, prevent disease. Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., Carlson and Nelson Endowed Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, today outlined five new ways individualized medicine has moved from the research lab into clinical care. Dr. Stewart made his statements during the opening of the 2017 "Individualizing Medicine Conference: Advancing Care Through Genomics" in Rochester.

9 Oct 2017

UCLA scientists discover potential combination treatment for brain cancer in adults

UCLA scientists have discovered a potential combination treatment for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer in adults. The three-year study led by Dr. David Nathanson, a member of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, found that the drug combination tested in mice disrupts and exploits glucose intake, essentially cutting off the tumor's nutrients and energy supply.

9 Oct 2017

New treatment approach makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells.

9 Oct 2017

Researchers discover mutation that amplifies capabilities of tumor-suppressor protein

Cancer researchers have long hailed p53, a tumor-suppressor protein, for its ability to keep unruly cells from forming tumors. But for such a highly studied protein, p53 has hidden its tactics well.

9 Oct 2017

Farsighted preschoolers, kindergartners have hard time paying attention, study suggests

Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at risk of slipping behind in school, a new study suggests.

9 Oct 2017

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Every day, Anna Denny encounters people who know their way around a joint. Denny owns Elevated 916, a smoke shop in north Sacramento that sells tobacco products and smoking accessories. But many of her customers don't limit their smoking to tobacco.

9 Oct 2017

Study unveils neuronal effects of psychedelics using cerebral organoids

A Brazilian study, published in Scientific Reports on October 09, 2017, has identified changes in signaling pathways associated with neural plasticity, inflammation and neurodegeneration triggered by a compound from the family of dimethyltryptamine known as 5-MeO-DMT.

9 Oct 2017

Study highlights huge disparity in child welfare across the UK

A new research study by Queen's University Belfast launched today in partnership with six other UK-based universities has found significant inequalities in child welfare across the UK, with children in the most deprived areas more likely than those in the least deprived to become involved in the child protection system.

9 Oct 2017

Research project seeks to streamline indictments, prosecutions of opiate dealers

Seeking faster indictments and prosecutions of drug dealers after opioid overdose deaths, Case Western Reserve University researchers will re-work protocols followed by Cleveland-area law enforcement.

6 Oct 2017

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy to treat skin cancer.

6 Oct 2017

New studies provide insight into treatments for Barrett's esophagus

The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating various treatments for Barrett's esophagus (BE). Two of these studies are highlighted below. BE is a condition in which there are unusual changes to the cells lining the esophagus. It is believed to be most commonly due to inflammation from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

6 Oct 2017

Primary care practices unable to meet health care needs of cancer survivors, study finds

Primary care medicine is currently not able to meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, despite a decade-long effort by the medical establishment to move long-term survivorship care out of the specialists' realm, according to a new Rutgers study.

6 Oct 2017

Natural decline of senses can predict poor health outcomes, including death

A long-term study spanning five years and including more than 3,000 nationally-representative older US adults has found that a natural decline of the five classical senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch) can predict a number of poor health outcomes, including greater risk of death.

6 Oct 2017

Change in epigenetic gene regulation by imprinting can trigger preeclampsia, study shows

Preeclampsia is the most dangerous form of hypertension during a pregnancy and can be fatal for both mother and child. Though it is known to originate in the placenta, the root causes remain largely a mystery.

6 Oct 2017

Education News and Research

Experts launch novel smartphone apps for AF patients and healthcare professionals

Younger children more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than older peers within same school year

Penn’s ITMAT 12th Annual International Symposium focuses on pain biology, aging, and brain disorders

Penn Medicine professor receives New Innovator Award from NIH

Rutgers scientist receives $2.4 million grant to reduce indoor tanning among young women

Training new doctors right where they’re needed

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

UCLA scientists discover potential combination treatment for brain cancer in adults

New treatment approach makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells

Researchers discover mutation that amplifies capabilities of tumor-suppressor protein

Farsighted preschoolers, kindergartners have hard time paying attention, study suggests

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Study unveils neuronal effects of psychedelics using cerebral organoids

Study highlights huge disparity in child welfare across the UK

Research project seeks to streamline indictments, prosecutions of opiate dealers

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

New studies provide insight into treatments for Barrett's esophagus

Primary care practices unable to meet health care needs of cancer survivors, study finds

Natural decline of senses can predict poor health outcomes, including death

Change in epigenetic gene regulation by imprinting can trigger preeclampsia, study shows

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